Last year, Cabrera had 22 first-place votes to Trout’s
six and a 362-281 advantage in points (the number of votes increased this year
to 30 – two per AL city – with the Houston Astros moving from the National
League). Tim Fuller, USA TODAY Sports

Cabrera
actually had a better offensive season than a year ago – his batting average,
on-base percentage and slugging percentage all were higher and he led the AL in
all three categories for the second consecutive season. Kyle Terada, USA TODAY Sports

Cabrera was hampered by back, hip and groin problems much of the
second half of the season. Steve Mitchell, USA TODAY Sports

Cabrera not only led the majors with a 1.078 OPS, he topped everyone else by at least 74 points, the largest gap by a player since Barry Bonds in 2004. Rick Osentoski, USA TODAY Sports